Job Description

Consilio’s direct hire recruiting team is working with a top-ranked, global law firm in their search for a Corporate Senior Paralegal to join their team in the Firm’s Baltimore office. Qualified candidates have 6+ years of related corporate paralegal experience in a law firm setting . The role would require a minimum of 2 days per week in-office, the rest with remote flexibility, after initial 90-day onboarding and training.

The senior paralegal:

• Performs a range of substantive case, matter or entity related duties
• Coordinates efforts between attorneys, clients, outside legal counsel, opposing legal counsel, other parties and outside vendors
• Organizes, prepares and files a variety of corporate legal documents for transactions (Articles of Incorporation/Organization, Amendments, state qualifications, consents, merger documents, closing books, electronic closing sets, initial drafts or certificates, short-firm closing deliverables, and filing annual reports. Assists with formation of entities such as Corporations, LLCs, 501(3)(c)
• Prepares documents for transactions such as closing statements
• Prepares UCC searches and filings
• Organizes documents and closing books in connection with corporate transactions such as acquisitions and mergers
• Prepares and files annual reports in states where corporations are incorporated and/or qualified to do business
• Assists with basic private company transfer agent functions including stock issuance, stock transfers, stock option grants and maintenance of stock option plan records in Corporate Focus and/or other corporate maintenance software
• Assists with due diligence
• Prepares closing volumes, including index, document assembly, binding and final distribution
• Prepares draft documentation for filings with Secretary of State, Department of Corporations and other state or federal governmental agencies
• Develops, monitors and updates closing checklists
• Performs Blue Sky research and filings
• Prepares and maintains capitalizations tables as well as stock and options ledgers
• Maintains minute books (hard copy and electronic)
• Prepares drafts, and files S-8 Registration Statements and Section 16 filings
• Manages data rooms and matter files

Desired Skills

• Must have strong skills in Word, Excel and Outlook.
• In-depth knowledge of practice area and generally performs with little supervision.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Basic understanding of relevant sections of Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the California Corporations Code and the Delaware Corporations Code
• Must be able to draft bylaws and prepare stock certificates and assist with preliminary Blue Sky research and prepare initial draft of Blue Sky Memorandum
• Must have basic understanding of corporate capitalizations

All Senior Paralegal Positions require:

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills required to interact with staff, paralegals, attorneys and clients on a daily basis
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required to handle multiple projects and assignments at once
• Solid technical skills necessary to set-up, track and maintain matters
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability and experience conducting fact gathering and analyzing information Anticipates needs of attorneys and exercises sound independent judgment
• Possess advanced knowledge of practice area rules and procedures.
• Ability to identify interrelationships among cases, statutes, regulations and other legal authorities
• Excellent organizational skills required along with ability to handle multiple projects and assignments at once
• Mentors case assistants and junior paralegals.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree and/or Paralegal certificate.

Certificates

• Paralegal Certificate preferred.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 6 years of paralegal experience in Corporate Law.

Essential Job Expectations:

While the specific job requirements of a position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all employees, which include but are not limited to:

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
• Foster positive work relationships.
• Comply with all firm policies and practices.
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Physical Demands

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment

The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in-office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm’s discretion in the future.

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